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Colombia Political Scene Shows Through
BOGOTA - The Colombian political scene is
becoming clearer, after over 60 percent of
the votes in the legislative elections on
Sunday were counted and revealed.
After checking 52,839 of the 76,943 polling
tables established all over the country, the
National Unity Social Party (de La U) of
President Alvaro Uribe had won 1,944,031
(24.44 percent), a figure that allowed him
obtaining 27 senatorial seats.
Meanwhile, the Conservative Party, which is
in the second position and is part of the
government coalition, won 1,780,609 votes
(22.39 percent), followed by the Liberal
Party, with 1,312,740 votes (16.51 percent).
The National Integration Party (PIN) seems
to have won the fourth place, causing great
surprise with 622,002 votes in favor (7.82
percent).
The Cambio Radical party won 621,856 votes
(7.82 percent), while opposition Democratic
Alternative Pole party won 572,135 votes
(7.19 percent).
The Green Party occupies the seventh
position, with 332,364 votes (4.18 percent),
followed by MIRA Movement, with 211,007
(2.65 percent) and Citizen's Commitment for
Colombia party, which won 124,855 votes
(1.57 percent).
Besides the 27 seats that de La U party
would win, the conservatives would reach 25
and the liberals would maintain their 18
seats, while the PIN would obtain eight, as
well as Cambio Radical.
The Democratic Alternative Pole and the
Green Party would win seven and four seats,
respectively.
For the Andean Parliament, having counted
47,886 polling tables, de la U party is also
heading the list, with 781,890 votes,
followed by the Conservative party, with
573,164 votes and the Liberal party, with
481,693 votes.
A total of 29,882,147 Colombians were able
to vote on Sunday, to elect 102 senators and
166 House representatives, besides five
members of the Andean Parliament. |
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